UNILAG electrocution: FG steps in

In efforts to unravel what went wrong, and prevent a reoccurrence in the future, the Federal ministry of power has sent a technical team to the University of Lagos site, where a 300 level Accounting student, Oluchi Anekwe was electrocuted.
Mr. Timothy Oyedeji, Deputy Director of press at the ministry, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the team which is led by Engr. Peter Ewesor of Nigeria Electricity Management Services Limited, (NEMSL) has arrived the state and now on ground to commence its findings.
He stated that they are at UNILAG to unravel the actual cause of the incident.

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According to him, “At the end of the exercise, the team is expected to find out what actually went wrong and which groups or individuals are culpable after which appropriate sanction will be forwarded to the regulator – Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)”.
He added that, “Furthermore, the report will also contain future mitigating measures that would prevent future occurrence of this kind of fatalities.”
The statement further quoted the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali as expressing deep condolence to the family on behalf of the sector.

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